Council appoints candidate to fill vacant seat after brief debate

The Rainier City Council voted to appoint a candidate to fill the vacant position five during its meeting, and the newly appointed member was sworn in immediately. A council member moved to appoint the candidate during the discussion of item 3B and the motion passed by a 3-1 vote.

A council member who moved the motion said, "I would like to make a motion that we bring Marine Maker back on the city council to fill position five." The clerk administered the oath of office, asking the appointee to "raise your right hand" and recite the oath. The chair announced the outcome as "motion pass" and recorded the tally as "three one." The meeting record contains inconsistent renderings of the appointee’s name (the mover said "Marine Maker" while a subsequent utterance referred to "Wayne Baker"); the official that moved the appointment did not clarify the discrepancy on the record. For transparency, the appointment will be reflected as approved by vote, and the council packet will be used to confirm the appointee’s correct legal name in meeting minutes and any subsequent notices.